By Saliha Bello
Culture and its heritage reflect and shape values, beliefs, and aspirations, thereby defining a people’s national identity. It is important to preserve our cultural heritage because it keeps our integrity as a people. Every culture has its world view, problem-solving processes, and take-on religion. Cultural preservation is vital in maintaining our human identities. Cultural survival has several programmes to maintain cultural diversity and cultural preservation. They work primarily with indigenous peoples around the world.
Cultural preservation includes documenting and studying languages; preserving and restoring historic relics significant to a culture or heritage; and encouraging the preservation and use of indigenous or tribal languages and rituals. It is therefore imperative to preserve our culture in order not to lose our societal norms and values.
Saliha Bello is of Sheikh Abubakar Gumi Academy
